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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beaver Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Springs and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Beaver Springs:
- 40.746255, -77.209946
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Beaver Springs
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Snyder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Snyder County
- Since Beaver Springs is near Juniata County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Juniata County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Beaver Springs
Communities Also Named Beaver Springs ...
We found one communities that are also named Beaver Springs.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Beaver Springs is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Beaver Springs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Columbia County
- This Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County and lies 2,291 miles [3,687 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Beaver Springs that is located in Snyder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Beaver Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Springs ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Beavertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coon Hunter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crossgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crossgrove is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgrove
- Glen Iron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kissimmee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kissimmee is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissimmee
- Laurel Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Maze
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maze is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze
- Middle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pardee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Roundtop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roundtop is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
- Snook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Snook is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
- Stony Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
How Far From Beaver Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beaver Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beaver Springs and extending to:
- Middleburg, which is the Seat of Snyder County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Springs to Middleburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 127 miles [204.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beaver Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Beaver Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7463, Longitude: -77.2099 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.863 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.696 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.058 degrees. |
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